Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-09
MORE OF FJRr WORTH.
Six Solid National Banhs-The Whole
sale Trade of The Metropolis Of
TeXas-What She Manufactures.
What she VIII Yet do in This Line-He al
E,tate aud Other Matters In
tho city.

Kansas City Journal.
FORT WORTH, TEX, Sept. 2.-Texas
lust now is having very general rains in
generous quantities. In fact, in some
localities these rains have reached the
proportions of foods, which hsve de.
sroyed some lives and damaged much
property.
This is bad, but it is not all. The funny
man ms taken fresh start. He invites
you 10 dine or 90 "see man." AID be
tween the soup and the solid, or while
the artist with the diamond stud and i'm
maculste apron Is earning MS salary, hi
tells you nov old Colonel So-and-so
"reckcned that after 81 wet drouth is
a0out IS bad as a dry drouth," and then
&c laughs and pckes you in the ribs, and
Chohes or strangle3 himself until he is in
capable of knowing thst this is at least
the hundredth time you have listened to
this venerable fiction.
But did not start out to write OF
foods, or funny meD, or washout8, OF
casualties, for they are commonplace.
What l want 10 do is TO impress capital
ISIS, investors, manufacturers, business
men, mechanics and home-seekers, with
me truth that Fort Worth has d brighter
future before her than any other city in
the state. In former letters | wrote of
tle immense area and inexbaustible rich
ness Of the country of which Fort Worth
is the center. And when | speak OF rich
ness | do not mean rich in agricultural
lands or grazing lands, or timbered lands,
CT mineral lands, or granite, marble and
stone qusrries, or coal fields alone, but
mean rich in all Of these. | have also writ
ten Of Fort Worth's railro6d-an even
dozen completed outlets by rail-and have
given the facts and figures to prove that
she is already the Indisputsble railroad
center Of Texas. More, have talked of
her vast supply Of fine water, OF her
paved streets, OF her street railways, OF
her system of sewers, Of her public and
private bull, lngs and of her many public
spirited citizens. But eli this is not
enough, and you may read with profit
what may say in this letter st least.
Fort Worth has six national banks with
combined cash capital and surplus of
over $1,000, 600. The following table
shows, WITH al but absolute correctness,
the CASH capital ana surplus of each
institutions
Merchants National Bank $4,000
lis. NaIiOgl Bank .-... .. 500 coo
state National Bank ............. $50 900
CITY National Bank. 2U). zoo
Fort V orth National Bank lis coo
Traders National Bank ........ 1896
Total cash capital and surplus 4,o45 SO
The Merchants National was only or
gained in February of this year, with 8
capital of $500, 600 In July this capital
was increased to $500, 600, fully paid up
The history OF this vigorous financial
concern is The history of the wonderful
success of all the banks of Fort Worth.
Ten years ago the wholesale trade of
Fort Worth reached the sum Of $780, 600
This year seven figures VIII be required
to represent this trade, and there is every
promise that when the footings are con =
pieted on December 81, 1887. they will
read $, SO. 900. 1t may go $500, 900 bet
ter, but in any event not below round
5000, 900. TIE trade in groceries is
enormous, and this year will amount to
fully s., 600, 600. This business is done
by four firms, viz: j. II. Brown, Bate
mgn Bros Fort Worth Grocer Company
and Talbot, Want & Co. | have it on the
hest Of authority that the business of Mr..
a. II. Brown this year will amount TO
s., 600 or more. The w. A. Huffman
Implement Company does the largest
business IN rs way Of shy in Texas.
The other firms representing Fort
Worthis wholesale interests are
The Martin-Brown Company, dry goods :;
the B c. Evans Co., dry goods;
Fakes ( Co, furniture; j. M. Hartstield,
furniture; the Fort Worth China Co.,
glass snd queensWare; Capera & Bro,
Confectioners; a. W. Williams 1 Co.,
manufacturing druggists; King & Weight,
manufacturing druggists; T, W. Powell,
drugs; W. + Lake, hardware; Henry (
Peak, hardware; W. W. Trippett, hard
ware; johnson & Tally, hardware; Lewis
Bros. & Manuel, hardware; Casey &
Swssey, liquor and cigars; Scheuber &
Co, LIQUORS and cigars; Joseph Meyer,
liquors and cigars; Cameron & Co.,
lumber; Elliott & Roe, lumber; b. NJ
Page 4 Co., lumber; 6. w. Gillespie,
lumber; j B. Mitchell & Co., egricul-
tural implements; Novelty Mills, -four;
Anchor Mills -four; Annesser Mills,
-four; the Wright-Carter Co., crackers;
the Fort Worth Printing House, paper,
etc.
The manufacturers of Fort Worth are
represented in the following list: j. II.
Brown, baking powder, candies, blueing,
and variety OF other articles handled by
the wholesale grocers: Fort WORTH
Boiler and Machine Works; Eagle Boiler
and Machine Works; +. H. Keller, car
risges and wagons; Fort Worth and
Denver Car Works; j. I. Burt & Co., cor
nice and roofing; II. w. Harry, cornice
and roofing; f. w. Bradley, seals, brass,
iron and steel goods, stencils, ETC.;
james Guilford, iron and felt roofing;
Flint & Waling Manufacturing Com
p.ny, foundry and manufacturers OF
wiadmills; Fort Worth, Printing House,
blank books, paper boxes, etc; NJ. P.
BeWly, -four mills; Mark Evans, -four
mills; William Annesser, -four mills "A a.
Bridges, grist and feed mill; Fort Worth
Cracker Factory; Fort Worth Ice Com
pany; j. Scwar,Z & Co, ice; Dahlman
Refrigerator company; these three COM
panies manufacture ice from the water of
the srtesian wells here; it is superior in
quality and cheaper than natural ice in
Kansas City Capera & Bro, candy; Fors
Worth Steam Candy works; j. S. Clark,
manufacturer and confectionery; L. John
Bohrens, mineral waters; R. Walker &
Co., mineral waters; l. w. Buchanan,